Adept Leadership
We've seen several major events since 2001 put new challenges in the path of Public Media. It's become clear leadership needs to be ready to adapt and change.
Public Media is going through leadership churn. Retirements, demands for diversity, social media disruption, changing audience demands and usage are all putting pressure on leadership. There's plenty of advice on good leadership skills.
Five Qualities of Effective Leaders
- They are self-aware and prioritize personal development. ...
- They focus on developing others. ...
- They encourage strategic thinking, innovation, and action. ...
- They are ethical and civic-minded. ...
- They practice effective cross-cultural communication. -northeastern.edu
The qualities above depend on inclusion and partnering with co-workers to have any chance at success. Listening skills and engagement are of paramount importance. Looks easy enough, right? Not so fast. I've found that I often trip over myself. There are certain traits that might stand in the way. I've observed them in myself and in others.
I read over a synopsis of "Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters by Barbara Kellerman and thought, "Oh my God!" We've been living this for four years, but then I applied the brakes. The reason these seven traits register is we're all capable of displaying any or all of these characteristics. These traits are applicable to public leadership, but there are direct applications for public media leadership.
The good news is these are learned behaviors, we can teach ourselves to set them aside for better behaviors and become better leaders.
The leader and at least some followers lack the will or skill (or both) to sustain effective action. With regard to at least one important leadership challenge, they do not create positive change. (40)” “Incompetent leaders are not necessarily incompetent in every aspect. Moreover, there are many ways of being incompetent. Some leaders lack practical, academic, or emotional intelligence. Others are careless, dense, distracted, slothful, or sloppy, or they are easily undone by uncertainty and stress, unable effectively to communicate, educate, or delegate, and so on.
RIGID
The leader and at least some of his followers are stiff and unyielding.
Although they may be competent, they are unable or unwilling to adapt to new ideas, new information or changing times
INTEMPERATE
The leader lacks self-control and is aided and abetted by followers who are
unwilling or unable effectively to intervene.
CALLOUS
The leader and at least some followers are uncaring or unkind. Ignored or
discounted are the needs, wants, and wishes of most members of the group
or organization, especially subordinates.
CORRUPT
The leader and at least some followers lie, cheat, or steal. To a degree
that exceeds the norm, they put self-interest ahead of the public
interest.
INSULAR
The leader and at last some followers minimize or disregard the health and
welfare of ‘the other’ – that is, those outside the group or organization
for which they are directly responsible.
EVIL
The leader and at least some followers commit atrocities. They use pain as
an instrument of power. The harm done to men, women, and children is
severe rather than slight. The harm can be physical, psychological, or
both.
INCOMPETENT
The leader and at least some followers lack the will or skill (or both) to sustain effective action. With regard to at least one important leadership challenge, they do not create positive change. (40)” “Incompetent leaders are not necessarily incompetent in every aspect. Moreover, there are many ways of being incompetent. Some leaders lack practical, academic, or emotional intelligence. Others are careless, dense, distracted, slothful, or sloppy, or they are easily undone by uncertainty and stress, unable effectively to communicate, educate, or delegate, and so on.
The leader and at least some of his followers are stiff and unyielding.
Although they may be competent, they are unable or unwilling to adapt to new ideas, new information or changing times
INTEMPERATE
The leader lacks self-control and is aided and abetted by followers who are
unwilling or unable effectively to intervene.
CALLOUS
The leader and at least some followers are uncaring or unkind. Ignored or
discounted are the needs, wants, and wishes of most members of the group
or organization, especially subordinates.
CORRUPT
The leader and at least some followers lie, cheat, or steal. To a degree
that exceeds the norm, they put self-interest ahead of the public
interest.
INSULAR
The leader and at last some followers minimize or disregard the health and
welfare of ‘the other’ – that is, those outside the group or organization
for which they are directly responsible.
EVIL
The leader and at least some followers commit atrocities. They use pain as
an instrument of power. The harm done to men, women, and children is
severe rather than slight. The harm can be physical, psychological, or
both.
from: http://www.theocentric.com/ecclesiology/leadership/bad_leadership.htm
Barbara Kellerman is an American professor of public leadership, currently at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. -wikipedia
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